Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend

2012. I walked this beautiful estate in 2012. Was a treat to have it paired with suckling pig and fresh beans in broth. The wine itself while still young is rich and gorgeous.

The 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape offers a full-bodied, decadent style to go with awesome black and blue fruits, garrigue, licorice, crushed flowers and violets. The purity here is truly something, and it has fabulous mid-palate concentration, building tannin and massive texture. Given all of the fruit and texture here, it will no doubt drink well in its youth, but it should still be alive and kicking after two decades as well.

We had the 2012 vintage on 9/27-28/26. A nice CndP. Scents of black fruit and the garrigue— the herbaceous scent. Medium to full bodied. Tastes of blackberry, plum, kirsch and all spice. Long finish. Tannins all smoothed out. Still a good wine.

Mid-life crisis at eleven.

30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Counoise, 10% Syrah and 5% Cinsault.

Hour decant
Brick red, fruit is in its autumn years, red fruit notes, no bottle funk yet but some sediment. Plenty of time to go

Wonderful wine along with its older sister the 2006. A celebration of a wedding yet to come. Hail to Columbia and welcome to MS!

Love this wine and this amazing vineyard/family/producer/artisan. 90 minute decant. Enjoyed with grilled filets from DeBragga and roasted Brussels sprouts w/bacon, garlic, olive oil & sea salt. Spectacular meal! . In honor of Mother’s Day. Cheers to all!

Don’t usually drink Beaucastel this young but thought about breaking into the case. Bright future!

6/7 years old is the youngest I’ve had Beaucastel. For me, I prefer 10-15 years old. Currently it’s lush and intense, bursting with black fruits, maraschino sweetness, and spicy licorice. It stains the glass and lingers on the palette, lasting a bit too long if you’re having it with a meal. This is a drinker’s wine today.

Moms 54th birthday dinner. Medium bodied, no acidity, blueberry notes.